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...finale, he chose Berg as his crew. Berg has the size required to sail the Tempest, which has a relatively ineffective keel and a large sail area of 247.6 square feet, making the job of keeping the boat flat in heavy air suited to a big crew. Berg is 6 ft., 3 in. and weighs 230 pounds. "And I could go up another 15 pounds for the trials," he adds...

Author: By William E. Stedman, | Title: Berg Rejoins Race for Olympic Berth | 5/1/1976 | See Source »

...while the varsity boat has maintained a fairly even keel as far as its makeup is concerned, the J.V. eight has undergone a furious battle of seat racing. The result of the shell shuffling is a second boat of nine new faces, the nucleus of which has come from last season's yardling boat which cakewalked to its Sprints triumph...

Author: By Richard J. Doherty, | Title: Harvard, Radcliffe Armada Takes to High Seas | 4/17/1976 | See Source »

...first period began on an even keel, as the teams traded power-play goals. Freshman center Dave Roberts successfully converted a three-on-two break with Harvard's Gene Purdy in the penalty box to give Brown the early lead, but five minutes later, Kevin Carr deadlocked matters with a shot from the right wing, his first goal of the season...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: ...While Brown Sends Icemen Reeling | 12/15/1975 | See Source »

Good morning. Usual Quincy House breakfast fare, consisting of lumpy oatmeal, "poached" eggs on oast, chipped cream ham, a side of black coffee and a small pillow on the ground next to the chair to keel over onto...

Author: By Thomas Aronson, | Title: Tom Columns | 10/4/1975 | See Source »

...more power. The Oxy has integrated all its equipment so that a surprising complexity of information appears on a control panel that would not be out of place in the cockpit of a 747. Almost everything the skipper needs to know-from the depth of the water under his keel to the wind speed and direction at the masthead-will be available at a glance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Electronic Sailor | 6/16/1975 | See Source »

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